- Rod Laver
About Balcombe Tennis Club
History
Balcombe Tennis was founded before the ball was even invented. That's how old and established it is. No, really. What members of the august Balcombe Tennis did before the arrival of the ball is anyone's guess. It has been suggested that way back then, members of Balcombe Tennis indulged in gladiatorial combat using wooden hoops on a handle with bits of cat-gut strung over the hoop. Archaeological artifacts found in the club house's store room - mainly consisting of mismatched pairs of smelly socks (presumably what remained when a gladiatorial combatant lost a leg) and a few of these quaint, cat gut-strung gladiatorial wooden weapons - suggest that the club has been around since well before 1066. No mention of Balcombe Tennis is made in the Domesday Book, however. We can therefore conclude that back then it was a very secret society.
After nearly a thousand years in shrouded secrecy, it was brought into the public gaze in 1936 by a group of dedicated Balcombe residents, who would spend the first half of a sunny day rolling the gravel courts and the second half of the day playing tennis, covered in the gray dust from rolling the gravel. Things have moved on since then and the Club now boasts two amazing, 'instant-action', fenced tennis courts and a small club house.
Balcombe Tennnis is entirely self-funded and does not receive any subsidies whatsoever. Right now, one of the Club's chief aims is to raise money to resurface the courts in a few years' time.
Committee
The committee presently consists of dedicated members who work tirelessly and passionately to bring you the best tennis experience in the district. If you feel that you would like to contribute to the Club in any way howsoever, please contact Tandy Cufley, the Club Chairperson.
Committee members are:
- Chairperson: Tandy Cufley - 811 853
- Treasurer: Nick Daniel - 811 368
- Secretary: Baz Bolland - 811 839
- Membership: Neil Infield - 811 465
- Social: Judith Finlay, Karen Deck, Wendy Paul, Michelle Record
- Publicity: Gerrit Hoekstra - 811 796
You can also reach them through this website.
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